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Start of Ebay
Ebay is founded in San Diego by Pierre Omidyar -
First Service/Product of Ebay
Ebay's service is to give everybody in the world access to a marketplace where things can be auctioned. -
Founders of Ebay and Why
Ebay's founder is Pierre Omidyar, and its co-founder is Jeff Skolls. It was founded so people could buy goods and services. -
First Employee of Ebay
Chris Agarpao is hired to help coordinate Ebay -
Ebay sells 7.2 million dollars worth of goods
Ebay has sold over 7.2 millions dollars worth of goods on Ebay -
Beanie Babies
More than 500 million dollars worth of Beanie Babies are sold on Ebay -
Ebay's one millionth item sold
Ebay sells its one millionth item, a big bird jack-in-a-box from PBS' Sesame Street -
Ebay Expands globally
Ebay launches sites in Germany, the U.K. and Australia. As of today, Ebay is available in 180 different countries -
Ebay launches a new personalized homepage
A personalized homepage is launched -
Guaranteed Delivery is announced
Ebay guarantees delivery in 3 days or less on 20 million items.